Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-17
"ROT FOR JOE"

"ROT FOR JOE" |
), story OF a Flirting Girl and a
SERIOUS Young Man.
eonId be no doubt about il
H. was a ilirt--an Grrant little
1 Her cray eyes. her curling lashes,
sstty little piquant nose, bore
d this indisputable fact. Her
! lsiy friends spoke OF il with a
a.,otuous air, and thanked heav-
/. we're not as some girls are; her
Il, thought OF it aud sighed, when, |
II brighter color than usual in
Il u and q sauucier light in her
n a. daughter made ''herseli agree,
n 70 a newly found congenial
4 belonging to the male sex.
\ cav else mplitated upon il, and
n imssll With hRli'uuconscious
n, Joey Lyttelton was nothing
\ n les. than a heatless dirt.
I pas pretty. Of course, small and
j si.h d face that was all but
oval in shape and delicately
4 ike a newly ripened peach.
Il sas saucy little cleft Ia her
Il a chin, and the smile on her
Aroashs two stray dimples into
4 esss Her hair WAS Of that IN.
4 babe color that was called by
Reads artistic" and by her
rel, She was merry, be
H., ,ap,Rllline. all 10 one, With
DELICIOUS air OF chic about her
Il modern young ladies inform me
bitterly irresistible.
Il a. being the bello Of D!mple,
1 i. tho admired 81 al admirers,
i l.yItsIion MAS an hsiress OF no
II Importance ia the county 0.
i esairr. She was currently
N b to possess a round two thou.
year In her own right. with
n spccl Of a thousand more upon
sath Of her mother. The old
rhouso of Geilston. which she
sr mother called "homc" would
Bay belong TO Joe by hereditary
il and already she held dcspo;ic
sbysr II "A atyrRunicai l,t tluuurrn
u word Was law. IL Is therefore
20 BE- wondered at that Joe had
bgset with suitors from every
Il OF her own world. The Equirca
taaHy miles round came TO Cells.
~ pay their addresses TO the pref.
b. lyttclton. who received them
I b enough, but would only laugh
yCtluily whenever the subject ol
Bender passion was introduced.
Htw ahy they had come. and was
e habit OF curling up her pretty
rs, INTO Somcthins not unlike a
When each new proposal was
4 ,emptingly before her, She was
n going 20 30 married, ncvUr--hei
N vas quite made np.
n i 70 il was for nearly three years
a length a change set in. for jos
ALLEN IN love.
NJ : 81 her cAlihrn do not find theft
love one day and lose him tbs
To nse her own expires
she icll in love once anC
lone with IL. as soon "a she me-
pan who was capable OF winning
sart. "lIc came. he saw, he con
d. and Joe felt that II was 3,
VI a thrill OF delight that was n
n a. u WAS novel.
" reoFcr, As months went on. Hh
n pot slow IN finding out that b.
y her too. Not that he ever, b!
n uch AZ n look, led her TO suppoB
shc was anything more to hin
n acnsual acquaintance, plgasan
u y to in the evenings when he
Il ller invited him to come and "lin
n y at Gctlston; but Tor all that
Z Knew he loved her-how, 1t Is in
BILE for me TO tell.
II me say n word or two abou
young man before | go any TAI
N begin with, he was only n curat
\ ard working, indeiatipable vicar
n upon l4O pounds a year. II
n ONE to Dimplethorpe about !
81 ths before this story begins, an
not been many weeks in the plaC
~ ne was considered by every
u 70 be quite nm acquisition. II
lall, manly, broad.shoulderec
lort everything q woman mos
Il lfes IN n specimen OF the mob
" anu before she had known hii
u Miss Lytteltun had fallen in low
q WE are, however. two importar
" connection with Dick Dtrin
D IN common honesty Unjust nc
@ 70 record against him-he WI
81 'u' and he was poor. One hui
III anu torty pounds n year, locke
whichever way you will, is nc
II one usually considers a prince
W. hut until he met Joe Lyttt
ar Dorinp had never desired
u W richer. lie was proud. becaul
ouah he loved her honestly az
u Y ne mad made up his mind new
n ner know it, and 70 leave Dir
aope upon the very first oppo
y thht presented itself. She d
4 sure at oil Tor him, he told hit
sternly, whenever he mec
upon the subject. 81
ohly a heartless lIirt, and IL WI
Y ;, Vwn interest to have nothing
49, ..n her. In the ordinary cour
II ehss she would marry aud sett
happily ~ soon "a the rig
zane to claim her. and befo
II iohg 1t seemed to Dick Derit
'nat favored individual had q
,'Mppened that about six mont
n'r' behring's arrival at Dlnp
"a ~ ayoung lord OF no small II